A Windigo Tale

Overview

Two stories woven together, one profoundly affecting the other. A Native Canadian grandfather drives north accompanied by his grandson, a youth-at-risk, who comes to learn about the dark secrets of his family and community: in an isolated village an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to exorcise the voracious Windigo spirit tied to a painful past. Taking its inspiration from Ojibway spirituality and from the history of the residential school system, where generations of children were forcibly taken from their families and aggressively assimilated into Euro-Canadian society.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2010

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Elliot Simon,Annie Murphy,Brandon Oakes,Gary Farmer,Andrea Menard

Director

Armand Garnet Ruffo

Writer

Armand Garnet Ruffo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1718117